2019-2020学年新复兴初二8Au5(1)

1、12019-2020学年新复兴初二8au5(1). fill in the blanks with the help of the first letters: 1. he looks frightening but actually is no f_ than a sheep. 2. greece is a(n) e_ country. 3. he has a cheerful but quiet c_. 4. the g_ is taking measures to solve the problem of bullying at school. 5. i am afraid you ne

2、ed to buy a new one because this one is damaged beyond r_. 6. there was no entrance f_ to the dr. sun yat-sens mausoleum decades ago. 7. they went on a long train j_ across india. 8. many people wonder if life e_ on other planets. 9. long ago, some scientists truly b_ the earth was flat. 10. the aud

3、ience c_ loudly when the famous singer came on stage. 11. look, a pigeon is c_ above his head. 12. he felt angry when people treated him like a second-class c_.13. it is said our c_ experiences make us who we are. . complete the sentences with the given words by using the proper form: think harm cre

4、ature amuse die real 1. confucius（孔子）was a great t_ and his t_ had a great influence on the way that chinese people think. 2. she was _ by an _ performance in the _ park. 3. the _ of harry potter is so _ to _ such a wonderful magic world. 4. more and more people _ what happened in those _ shows was

5、party planned. 5. chemicals in many cleaning products can be _ although they all claim（声称）they are _. 26. the war caused millions of _. women lost their husbands and children lost their fathers. . choose the best answer: 1. the poor littler boy made a living by delivering _. a. mails b. mail c. a ma

6、il d. the mails 2. at breaks, some students like having a rest, _ like reading books in library. a. another b. the others c. others d. the other3. mary needs to buy _. a. a package of apple b. three cartons of yogurt c. some breads d. a teaspoon of sugar4. she suffered from a heart _ and died _ a lo

7、ng illness. a. disease, of b. illness, from c. disease, after d. illness, of 5. mike was rather upset about her words, _ he was still wearing a smile on his facea. if b. since c. so d. although 6. the result of the poll（投票）shows that the situation there is _ worse that, we expected. a. so b. more c.

8、 even d. ever 7. if you dont know these words, you can _. a. look up the dictionary b. look up them in the dictionary c. look them up on the dictionary d. look them up in the dictionary 8. jack _ and found nobody in the house. a. looked for b. looked out c. looked around d. looked at 9. i wondered _

9、. a. detective smith was here b. what happened just now c. who the window was broken d. how long it takes him to solve the problem 10. i believe the way to be smart is to read as _ books as possible.a. much b. more c. many d. less 11. after _ the prize she became famous overnight. 3a. winning b. she

10、 wins c. she has won d. won 12. _ toms very good at science, his brother is absolutely hopeless. a. for b. while c. because d. since 13. - who do you think is there? - i dont think there is _ there. a. anyone b. someone c. nobody d. none 14. which of the following phonetic symbol is correct for the

11、word “cause”?a/kz/ b. /kz/ c. /ks/ d. /ks/. rewrite the sentences as required: 1. she is also a talented musician.（句意不变） she is talented musician _ _. 2. she is not only beautiful but also smart.（句意不变） she is beautiful _ _ _ smart. 3. he used to walk to school as often as possible.（句意不变） he used to

12、walk to school as often as _ _ . 4. i did better than her in studies.（句意不变） she didnt do _ _ _ me in studies. she did _ _ than me in studies. 5. he was surprisingly as heavy as his younger brother. he was surprisingly _ _ _ _ his younger brother. 6. “when and where were you born?” mary asks me.（变为间接

13、引语） mary asks me _. 7. we, know, lives, ancient people, from, writings and paintings, left（造句） _. . complete the following passage with the words in the box. each can only be used once. a. importance b. sorry c. in fact d. learn from e. whats more f. carefullyg. necessary 4 have you even been in a m

14、eeting and suddenly found that your mind was a million miles away while someone was making a speech? you probably felt _1_ and made up your mind to pay attention and never daydream again. most of us, from the earliest school days, have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time. “on the contrary（

15、相反的）,” says an expert in psychology, “daydreaming is quite _2_ .without it, the mind couldnt do all the thinking it has to do in daily life. you cant possible do all your thinking with a conscious（清醒的）mind. and _3_ your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. the unconscious and consc

16、ious states of mind have silent dialogue in the way of daydreaming.” early experts in psychology paid no attention to the _4_ of daydreaming, and even considered is harmful. they did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. eric klinger, a professor of psychology, is the wr

17、iter of the book daydreaming, klinger says, “now we know that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, _5_ our experiences and plan for future.” daydreams really show the things we fear and the things we desire in life. daydreams are usually very simple and direct while sleep

18、dreams may be hard to understand. its easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by studying your sleep dreams _6_. daydreams help one recognize the difficult situations in life and find out a possible way for dealing with them. . reading: a. re

19、ad the passage and choose the best answer: i was blind, but i was ashamed of it if it was known. i refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. after all, i was a teenage girl, and i couldnt bear people to look at me and think i was not like them. i must have been a terrible danger on the

20、 roads. coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would 5have to step rapidly on their brakes. apart from that, there were all sorts of troubles that used to occur on the way to and from work. on evening, i got off the bus about halfway home where i had to change buses, and

21、as usual i ran into something. “im awfully sorry,” i said and stopped forward only to run into it again. when it happened a third time. i realized i had been apologizing to a lamppost. this was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. so i carried on and found the bus stop, whic

22、h was a request stop, where the bus wouldnt stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. no one else was there and i had to try to guess if the bus had arrived. generally in this situation, because i hated showing i was blind by asking for help, i tried to guess at the sound. sometimes i would st

23、op a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drove away. in the end, i usually managed to swallow（吞咽）my pride and ask someone at the stop for help. but on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop. it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. of course i heard

24、 plenty of buses pass, or i thought i did. but because i had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, i let them all go by. i stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. then i gave up. i decided to walk on to the next stop. 1. the girl refused to ask for help because

25、 she thought _. a. she might be known b. asking for help looked silly c. she was normal and independent d. being found blind was embarrassing 2. after the girl got off the bus that evening, she _. a. began to run b. hit a person as usual c. hit a lamppost by accident d. was caught by something 3. at

26、 the request stop that evening, the girl _. a. stopped a big lorry b. stopped the wrong bus c. did not try to stop the bus d. was not noticed by other people 4. what was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?a. other vehicles also stopped there. b. it was easy to making wrong judgment

27、s. c. more lorries than buses responded to the girl. 6d. it took too much time for the girl to catch the bus. 5. finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping _. a. to find people there b. to find more buses there c. to find the bus by herself there d. to find people more helpful there b

28、. choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. over recent years, letter writing has been replaced by other ways of communicating. technology has developed so fast that we now expect to be able to talk to people at any time and get response _1_. rather than put pen to paper, it feels mu

29、ch more natural for us to send text messages and emails. it is true that these _2_ ways of communicating have their own advantages. we can talk to people all over the world within seconds. we can also edit our emails before sending them, _3_ we have to cross it out or start again if we make a mistak

30、e in a letter. but have you ever thought about what we are _4_? yes, we are forgetting about the art of letter writing. not a single person would say that reading a hand-written letter from a friend isnt _5_. when you know someone has spent the time writing a letter for you, especially a birthday le

31、tter, there is something very special in your heart. on the other hand, not only the person receiving the letter will benefit from a lovely envelope, but also the writer himself. when we know were doing something that will make our friends very happy, we feel good about ourselves, too. _6_, writing

32、a letter can improve your language skills and you can also learn some new expressions. letter writing has much fun. why not begin your writing journey from now on?1. a. clearly b. exactly c. safely d. immediately 2. a. modern b. slow c. safe d. old-fashioned 3. a. although b. therefore c. while d. f

33、inally 4. a. choosing b. believing c. searching d. losing 5. a. enjoyable b. acceptable c. awful d. painful 76. a. after all b. in addition c. in fact d. at least c. read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: can you imagine the world without money? it is quite impossible. money - th

34、ey say - makes the world go round. w_1_ is that so? well, think of all the situations in which you have to pay for the things you buy - like food clothes, medicine, newspapers or for the services you get, like a new hairstyle or car r_2_ . think of the entertainment you have to pay for - tickets for

35、 concert, sports matches, favourite books, cds and holidays. you can have it all if youve got the money. money has played an important role in every civilization. it has taken various f_3_ and has changed many times over the centuries. the first form of payment was the exchange of goods. people usua

36、lly exchanged animal skins and meat, fruit and vegetables, cloth and precious stones. in ancient egypt they used metal bars which were cut into s_4_ parts of necessary. in the seventh century bc the first coins appeared. they were usually made of silver or gold and their value depended on the amount

37、 of metal in each coin. with time, coins became very popular and many c_5_ produced their own system of money. today, people pay for things in different ways: they pay in cash, by check or by credit card. many people believe that one day money in the form of coins, banknotes, checks and cards will c

38、ompletely disappear and that all buying and s_6_ will be done through the internet. d. answer the questions: not every parent looks forward to the day when their child goes off to school. in fact some parents are not sending their students to school at all. instead they are choosing to teach their c

39、hildren at home. this is called homeschooling. parents educate children individually at home instead of sending them off to be formally educated in public or private schools. in the u. s., only about three percent of children are home-schooled. 8 there are many reasons why some parents choose to hom

40、e-school. one reason is that some parents do not feel their children are safe in school because of bullying. other parents want their childs education to be based on their religion（宗教）or moral beliefs. yet other parents feel like the education in school is not good enough. home-schooling is also see

41、n as a choice for families that live in rural areas, and families that travel, like actors. there are many different ways to home-school, and home-schooling allows parents to customize（定制）lessons based on their childrens needs. families can buy textbooks to use or write their own materials. some par

42、ents who follow a philosophy（信条）called unschooling, which allows a child to determine when, and how they want to learn based on their natural curiosity. some worry that home-schooling means students wont have opportunities to socialize. to answer this worry, some families have set up cooperatives, w

43、here a group of home-schooled students will learn and play together and take part in activities that would normally happen in school like field trips and dance parties. being home-schooled doesnt mean a student cannot go to college. most colleges accept home-schooled students. it is important, however, for parents and students to create a set